-ure

noun suffix

1

: act : process

exposure

2

: office : function

also : body performing (such) a function

legislature

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -ura

Kids Definition

-ure

noun suffix

1

: act : process : being

exposure

2

: office : function

also : body performing (such) a function

legislature

Etymology

derived from Latin -ura (noun suffix) "-ure"